Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
यस्तत्र कुरुते श्राद्धं सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः । पितरस्तस्य तृप्यंते पितृमेधे कृते यथा
yastatra kurute śrāddhaṃ samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ | pitarastasya tṛpyaṃte pitṛmedhe kṛte yathā
Ai làm lễ Śrāddha tại đó đúng pháp, đầy đủ lòng tin, thì tổ tiên của người ấy được thỏa mãn—như thể đã cử hành nghi lễ Pitṛmedha vậy.
Sūta
Type: ghat
Listener: ṛṣis
Scene: A pilgrim at a sacred water-edge performs śrāddha: kuśa-grass seat, piṇḍas on leaf-plates, water-libations; subtle ancestral figures receive offerings with serene satisfaction.
FAQs
Pitṛ-dharma performed with faith at a sacred site powerfully benefits one’s ancestors.
Agastya’s hermitage tīrtha (the ‘there’ of Adhyāya 33), praised as especially efficacious for śrāddha.
Śrāddha performed properly (samyak) with faith (śraddhā) at the site; it yields Pitṛmedha-like satisfaction to the ancestors.